New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27
THE CORONET.

cares and has been constantly for twenty-five
years but he now believes that hc has earned a
rest, and will look fur that and considerable en-
Joyment besides In his yacht.
| Mr.. Colt, who promptly accepted Mr. Bush =
challenge. Is the Of the famous inventor and
manufacturer OF firearms and lives at Hartford.
! His father left him enormous income and he
spends II In a way In which he can derive the
greatest enjoyment and comfort from it. lie Is
about thirty years old, slenderly built and ner-
vously active in his movements His complexion
is light. his gray and restless and his hair
and side-whtsxers sandy. lie Is the owner Of
several yachts. but the Dauntlcss is his special
pride and he is confident that she viii be snu- "
cnscOnced In Queenstown IIarbor hours, IL not
days. before the Coronet. lie will make tho yoy-
ace in her himself and will be accompanied by
Ernest Staples. John III. Bird, the SECRETARY Of
the New-YorlS Yacht Club, who goes the rep
Preventative ~ Mr.. Bush and one or two other
friends, besides two reporters Mr.. Colts repre-
sentative on the Coronct viii DO j. n. Winslow.
the owner OF the schooner Agnes.
THE CAREER or THE pAUNrLEs4
| The Dauntless was built at Mystic Bridge, Conn.
by Me-srs Forsyth & Morgan. and was launched
| in June, 1866 sho was then known the lTiron-
dele aud was the property of 5. ID. Bradford, jr.
| Her frame was composed OF white oak and hack
matack and the outside covering of white oak. he
combines skylight aud cockpit were of solid 81. Do
mingo mahogany. At that time her length over all
was 10 feet; keel length. l07 feet; breath of
beam, 20 feet, depth Of hold. 10 feet; draft 11.G
feet ard her tonnage was 26Os Her first
appearance in race was on Wednesday, October
81 1866, when SHE beat the schooner Vesta n
| run OF twenty miles TO the windwnrd and back
from the Sandy Hook Llghtshp. Her time was
hours % minutes and 81 seconds.
la 1867 La IIiroudele was purchased by James
| Gordon Bennett. and during the following winter
was rebuilt at Noank and rechrisiened the Daunt-
less she Wa" hsr 'nG% model %as .o mlso
what altered by. J. .. yaudaseu. Her
dlmcns,ons ct that time T We SG length on deck
beam. "a 80 feet; depth of hold, go feet draft
1913 feet tonnage, 2G7.9 she was again put Ia
| the Atlantic, making the run from New-YOrk TO
| Queenstown In the then unprecedented time Of
twelve days. seventeen hours and SIX minutes.
" hen the news Of this quick passage was cabled
to New York. the flags on the City Hall were raised.
I he feat was eclipsed within n month however,
for the SapphO sailed between the same ports in
twelve days. nine hours and thirty-six minutes,
which time has never been equaled. Within a
few weeks OF her arrival In foreign waters the
for yachts of oil nations from Cherbourg around
the Fab light and back for a cup of the value of
ss des ' ksslss Of 4. cSe
S So"sa 1000 a"e. 0 dn' '1 sSa ms sSsi
Shark. Egeria Mystele and Deane. Shortly after
the start the Dauntess carried away her
foretopmast but Notwithstanding this accident re-
NAMED in the race and finished third.
Shortly after this came the International ocean
race of 1870 between the Dauntless and the CAM
bria In preparation TOT TINS the FORMER Vessel was
again thoroughly overhauled at Cowes Her bow
SPIRIT then reduced four feet and more was
added her keel. She made the passage IN twenty
three day and seven hours reaching SANDY Hook
two hours seven teen minutes and fifteen seconds
later than her English rival
from 1870 to 1870 the Dauntless
fl 2 ured prominently many important races aud
IN a large number of instances carried on the chief
honors In the latter year she sold by Mr.. Beu-
nett 10 Commodore j. X. Waller, who owned her
until 1882, when she came into the possession Of
Caldwell II. Colt
SOME OF THE YACHTS RACES.
The Dauntess's first appearance In race after
being reohrstended, according to the full and val
liable records compiled by Neils Olsen. steward of
the New-YoIk Yacht Club was at the twenty-frst
annual regatta OF that club on June l3, 1867. The
Phantom. Magi Widgeon. Silyie, Vesta, Palmer,
IN the schooner class and she finished third the
Phantom winning Some of her subsequent per-
formances rs o racing vessel may be briefly sum
narZed as follows
August 10, 1s67-Ocean sweepstakes for CONNIE
dore's cup. Course. from Brenton's Rect Lightship
To stakeboai mile East by North from Lighthouse
at SANDY Hook, Block Island, and back to Fort
Adams. Eatr -, Palmer, Sappho, Idler, Rambler,
Fleetwing. Sils,e and Dauntess The Palmer won.
The Dsuness the last boat across the finish line
August | |, 1SOS-Race Tor sChOoners tor cup pro-
scented by Iierre lorillard sailed at New-London,
Conn. Entries, Palmer, Dauntless, Restless. Phan-
tom, Widgoon. Josephine. ilalcyon. Flectwng Fleur
de Lis. Alice, idler and Rambler. Won by IIacyon.
Dauntess third
August IL. Is0S-Race for cups presented by
4 h,mas &. Dnrant at Newport, X. l. Entries, Alice,
Eva. scud, Nidgeon, Restless, Josephine, Juliet,
Fleet wing Dsuntless Palmer, Mage Kan bier anu
Phantom. Won by Eva. Dauntless finished fourth.
August Z. lS70-Contest over tho New York Clubs
course with the Cambria for the future possession OF
tho Americas cup. Entries Cambria, America,